Yeah. They thought about including the tip in the price of the food and drinks. first problem is it would be less appealing to the people who were more frugal. Second problem is we make more money if people just tip us, and we work harder. We're directly accountable for the amount of money we make

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Yes, but it's not mandatory. It's not like in the US where the waitress has to eat old bread for the rest of the month if she doesn't get tipped enough. The waiters and waitresses do earn fair salaries in Switzerland but it's considered polite to leave a tip if you were satisfied with the service. The general rule of thumb is 5-10% of the total bill, depending on various factors such as how happy you were with the service, how fancy the restaurant is (you should tip for in luxurious restaurants), how much money you have (a banker is expected to be more generous than a university student) etc. I usually tip somewhere around 7-8% of the total bill. However, there are also exceptions. For example tonight I was in a restaurant with my girlfriend where the waiter was fast and efficient but pretty unfriendly, so we didn't give him a tip and we also didn't feel bad about it. Tipping is considered more of bonus here. If you do good work, you get it, otherwise you don't.

We don't even see it anymore. Many bills are quite simplified. I usually leave an euro or so extra if the service is good.But it gives waiters a 15% cut in the turnover of the business. I wish I had that much. And if the owners does it alone, without waiters, it boasts his turnover by 15%.